TABCLicenses: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Licenses and Permits

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission data on licenses, permits, certificates, and authorities for alcohol sales. The dataset includes identifiers for license holders, types, and statuses, and cross-references legacy and new Alcohol Industry Management System (AIMS) records from before and after September 1, 2021. It is hosted on the data.texas.gov portal and was last updated on April 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze license type distribution by county using AIMSLicenseType and TXCounty.
• Cross-reference legacy and current license records using LegacyLicenseNumber and AIMSLicenseID.
• Map business locations for market analysis using LocationAddress, City, and ZIP.
• Identify business ownership structures using AIMSOwnerName and AIMSTradeName.

Strengths

• Provides a direct cross-reference between legacy and modern license IDs, aiding historical analysis.
• Includes geospatial columns (TXCounty, City, ZIP, LocationAddress) for location-based queries.
• Covers license data from both pre- and post-September 1, 2021, system transitions.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)

Collection Method

Administrative records from the Alcohol Industry Management System (AIMS) and legacy systems.

Time Range

Includes records from before and after the system transition on September 1, 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 12:02:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Texas, United States.